The Internship (2013)

The Internship Synopsis

Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.

Even though they’ve only led two comedies together, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s patter has warmed even the coldest of hearts. Wedding Crashers is regarded as the pinnacle of their on-screen chemistry, while their follow-up effort, The Internship, is viewed with less admiration. And even Vince Vaughn has admitted that the comedy was awash with problems.

It was a familiar tune at the box office this weekend. A second rate, low budget, hardly worth your time horror flick raced to the top while a moderately interesting but poorly executed concept comedy (lead by two actors who are joining the ever growing group of middle age comedians struggling to find roles that match their age) floundered in with only modest success. All in all, there was a number one, but there were no winners.

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This weekend sees the long-awaited reteam of Wedding Crashers' stars Vince Vaugh and Owen Wilson in new comedy The Internship. But has it been too long awaited? Sure, the R-rated Wedding Crashers was a huge hit, not only scoring big with critics but also mounting a surprisingly huge box office total of $285 million worldwide. But that was eight summers ago. And some are saying this latest collaboration may as well have come out then.

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In less than a month, Shawn Levy's The Internship will make its way into theaters. The comedy puts Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson into two coveted internship spots at Google, where they'll be surrounded by young, tech-savvy geniuses all trying to land a permanent position at the company.

When you look at Wedding Crashers from the outside, it really didn't look like much. Starring Vince Vaughn, who had just been in Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Be Cool, and Owen Wilson, who had just come off Meet the Fockers and Around the World in 80 Days, it looked like a dumb comedy with an insane premise that could never work

Certain comedians work better in pairs, and I’m anxiously awaiting what Vaughn and Wilson are able to do with the medium-concept premise. They seem to bring out the best in each other, though director Shawn Levy wisely surrounded them with hilarious talents who should help get the most out of the movie.

It was eight years ago that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson became kings of the comedy world. After an unusual start at the box office, opening up behind Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the film absolutely exploded and earned over $209 million during its run.In the months and years that followed there were a number of rumors that said the two would be pairing up again...

The Internship tells the story of two middle aged guys, played by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, who find themselves out of work. In order to get back into the job market they decide to join Google as interns and have to deal with bosses that are half their age. Shawn Levy is directing the comedy based on a script by Vaughn, and Rose Byrne, John Goodman, Will Ferrell and Josh Gad all have roles in the movie.

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are now in production on The Internship, which marks their first collaboration since 2005's Wedding Crasher. But how do they plan to top the R-rated comedy that was a box office sensation that also scored with critics?

The cast of the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox comedy The Internship already looked like a mini-Wedding Crashers reunion (with a side of Starsky & Hutch), with Owen Wilson and VInce Vaughn set to team up in starring roles. That appears to be even more the case now that Will Ferrell is set to appear in the film, which - between its cast and premise - is already brimming with potential for something really funny.

Goodman will play the “ultimate boss” to Vaughn and Wilson, who are unemployed salesmen vying for a coveted internship position at a cutting-edge tech company. Needless to say, both men are behind on the tech learning curve, and face stiff competition from other, younger interns.

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The Internship reunites Wedding Crashers co-stars Vaughn and Wilson as unemployed 40-somethings who attempt to reinvent themselves professionally by joining a competitive internship program at a cutting-edge tech corporation. Levy (Date Night) will direct, and begins shooting on July 9. The movie doesn’t have a release date yet, but with Fox ramping up the casting and production about to get underway, we can expect hat announcement shortly.

Teen Wolf co-star Dylan O’Brien has been hired to the project to play one of the many interns in the competitive program Vaughn and Wilson join. And in the story, the trade confirms that Levy is set to begin filming on The Internship next week

Levy reportedly wants Max Minghella (The Social Network, The Ides of March) to play a rival intern at a top-notch tech company who schemes to block Wilson and Vaughn’s attempts at securing a full-time job.